Charges Laid in Alleged Fraud Scheme Targeting International Students: CBSA
CBSA says the suspects took about $126,000 from international students using fake enrollment documents and false tuition claims.
- On Tuesday, the Canada Border Services Agency charged two Ontario men in an alleged immigration scheme that defrauded international students of approximately $126,000.
- Investigators began the case in February 2025 after receiving a tip from Lambton College in Sarnia, discovering suspects allegedly collected tuition money but provided fraudulent enrollment documents instead.
- Hardik Dave of Cambridge and Jainishkumar Patel, 35, of London, each face 12 charges including fraud over $5,000, uttering forged documents, and counselling misrepresentation under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act .
- Dave is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in London on July 10, while the CBSA believes Patel has fled Canada and is wanted on an arrest warrant.
- "In doing so, our officers are upholding the law and protecting vulnerable people from exploitation," said Michael Prosia, Regional Director General for the CBSA Southern Ontario Region.
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Alleged immigration scheme leads to 12 criminal charges in southwestern Ontario
Two individuals in southwestern Ontario are facing 12 charges related to an alleged immigration scheme that defrauded international students approximately $126,000, according to the Canada Border Services Agency.
2 Ontario men face fraud, immigration-related charges after alleged tuition scam on international students
CBSA has laid multiple criminal charges against two Ontario men following an investigation into an alleged immigration scheme that authorities say defrauded international students of an estimated $126,000.
CBSA lays criminal charges in Ontario immigration fraud case against Jainishkumar Patel, Hardik Dave
Indo-Canadian Voice CBSA lays criminal charges in Ontario immigration fraud case against Jainishkumar Patel, Hardik Dave posted by: Rattan MallTHE Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has laid multiple criminal charges after investigating an immigration scheme that defrauded international students of an estimated $126,000. The investigation began in February 2025 after the CBSA Intelligence and Enforcement Division received a tip from Lambton Co…
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